Isolation, toxicity and amino terminal sequences of three major neurotoxins in the venom of Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus) from Thailand |
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Authors: | Khow Orawan Chanhome Lawan Omori-Satoh Tamotsu Ogawa Yuko Yanoshita Ryohei Samejima Yuji Kuch Ulrich Mebs Dietrich Sitprija Visith |
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Institution: | Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, The Thai Red Cross Society, 1871 Rama IV Rd, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. |
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Abstract: | We isolated the most lethal toxins in the venom of the Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus), one of the medically most important snake species in southeast Asia. Three beta-BTx like basic neurotoxins, T1-1, T1-2, and T2, with PLA2 activity were isolated from pooled venom of eight B. candidus from southern Thailand by cation-exchange chromatography, followed by adsorption chromatography on hydroxylapatite and RP-HPLC, with 14-, 16-, and 4-fold increases in toxicity compared to crude venom. The LDs50 determined in mice weighing 18-20 g were 0.26, 0.22, and 0.84 micro g per mouse with i.v. injection. T1-1 and T1-2 possessed comparable lethal toxicities to those of beta1-BTx, the most toxic neurotoxin in B. multicinctus venom, and the major neurotoxin in B. flaviceps venom. The apparent molecular weights of the native toxins were approximately 25-25.5 kDa. They consist of two polypeptide chains with apparent molecular weights of 15.5-16.5 and 8-8.5 kDa, respectively. The amino terminal sequences of the two chains of each of the toxins determined by Edman degradation exhibited considerable similarity with those of the A-chains and B-chains of beta-BTxs in the venom of Bungarus multicinctus. |
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